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13%u2022 Identifiable weaknesses in the collections.%u2022 After curricular support needs have been met, professional development materials will be considered.%u2022 Extended research needs for students and faculty will follow.%u2022 Recreational reading requests will be filled only if funds are still available.Cooperative Collection Development AgreementsUA-PTC Libraries belong to ARKLink (members comprised of Arkansas institutions of higher education) consortium which is dedicated to the development of a state library collaboration network. Through its consortial power, ARKLink pursues discounts on the pricing of academic electronic databases. Additionally, library patrons may borrow materials from other member libraries in the consortium. UA-PTC Libraries also receives free and discounted access to databases through the Arkansas State Library Traveler Project. Access to Traveler databases is through the UA-PTC Library Database web pages; all offer on and off campus access.Resource Sharing and Interlibrary LoanUA-PTC Libraries belong to Amigos, the regional consortium arm of Online Computer Library Center (OCLC). Membership grants interlibrary loan privileges among 20,000 libraries worldwide with access to over twenty-eight million items. Both books and journal articles can be borrowed within copyright limitations.The Library%u2019s serial holdings are a part of the Arkansas Union Catalog of OCLC.Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a service, which obtains materials not available at the UA-PTC Libraries.Materials necessary for study and research, such as books, dissertations, and microform and article photocopies can be borrowed from other libraries. The National Interlibrary Loan Code, local and national agreements, and the regulations of the individual lending libraries determine the conditions of service for ILL. To satisfy the requirements of the present Copyright Act guidelines, only 5 articles (published within the last 5 years) may be requested within a calendar year from a journal title that the library does not own. A maximum of 5 ILL books may be charged at one time to a UA-PTC patron.Interlibrary loan services are offered to currently enrolled students, staff and faculty of University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College. ILL requests forms are available on the web page.De-selection GuidelinesSelection of materials is an ongoing process that includes the removal of:%u2022 Books whose content is outdated due to advances in knowledge%u2022 Superseded editions%u2022 Unnecessary duplicates%u2022 Materials supporting programs no longer offered by the College%u2022 Materials in poor physical condition%u2022 Materials that have failed to circulate for at least five yearsMaterials that contain useful information, some of which may be outdated, will be marked with a circular%u201carchive%u201d label on the spine and identified in the catalog. Medical information in particular will be marked with the archive label when the publication date is older than five years. Signs will be posted to inform patrons that more current information might be available elsewhere.